Inside Shanya, a packer-as-a-service fueling modern attacks
The ransomware scene gains another would-be EDR killer
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An Asteroid Threatening Earth Is Teeming With Ingredients for Life, Scientists Discover
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that fought for their food, took one for the team, passed the extraterrestrial sugar, and got lost in an ancient haze. First, a story about the spiciest meatball in the animal kingdom. Then: ants are being interesting again, a new discovery about an old…
Behind the Blog: Hearing AI Voices and ‘Undervolting’
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss PC woes, voice deepfakes, and mutual aid. JOSEPH: Today I’m speaking at the Digital Vulnerabilities in the Age of AI Summit (DIVAS) (good name) on a panel…
DHS’s Immigrant-Hunting App Removed from Google Play Store
A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) app that lets local cops use facial recognition to hunt immigrants on behalf of the federal government has been removed from the Google Play Store, 404 Media has learned. It is unclear if the removal is temporary or not, what the exact reason is for the removal, or if…
Sharpening the knife: GOLD BLADE’s strategic evolution
Updates include novel abuse of recruitment platforms, modified infection chains, and expansion into a hybrid operation that combines data theft and ransomware deployment
Introducing Sophos Intelix for Microsoft Security Copilot
Elevating threat intelligence for all Security Copilot users.
Introducing Sophos Intelix for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Bringing Sophos threat intelligence directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Kohler’s Smart Toilet Camera Not Actually End-to-End Encrypted
Home goods company Kohler would like a bold look in your toilet to take some photos. It’s OK, though, the company has promised that all the data it collects on your “waste” will be “end-to-end encrypted.” However, a deeper look into the company’s claim by technologist Simon Fondrie-Teitler revealed that Kohler seems to have no…
Scientists Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Sway Elections
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Scientists are raising alarms about the potential influence of artificial intelligence on elections, according to a spate of new studies that warn AI can rig polls and manipulate public opinion. In…
‘Atoms for Algorithms:’ The Trump Administration’s Top Nuclear Scientists Think AI Can Replace Humans in Power Plants
During a presentation at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence on December 3, a US Department of Energy scientist laid out a grand vision of the future where nuclear energy powers artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence shapes nuclear energy in “a virtuous cycle of peaceful nuclear deployment.” “The goal is…